| Resource Name & Link to Resource: | Local History Index (Kentucky) |
| Description: | Very selective index to Lexington, KY newspaper articles pertaining to significant people, places, events, churches, businesses and organizations in Lexington and Fayette County, Kentucky. In recent years some articles relating to key issues in the state of Kentucky, such as strip mining, hazardous waste and state government have been included as well. |
| Resource Type(s): | All Relevant Database(s), Newspaper |
| Access information: | Free resource - available to everyone on the Internet |
| Fulltext: | This resource does not provide direct access to fulltext content. |
| Vendor Name: | Lexington Public Library |
| Research Guides: | Genealogy, Kentucky, Newspapers |
| Coverage: | 1787 - present (retrospective additions on-going) |
| Special usage notes: | In recent years the Lexington Herald, the Lexington Leader, and the Lexington Herald-Leader have been issued in several editions. The index does not indicate the edition indexed, but all editions of the newspapers are generally included on the microfilmed copies of the newspapers. If you have trouble locating a citation, be sure to check all editions. Over the years, some errors in indexing have inevitably been made. It was impossible to verify all the card entries when converting them to the web version. |
